Registered users do not have the ability to upload custom profile pictures. (in future we may allow that for senior members)

Registered users can only send one PM to ONE person at a time.

VIP Members

Same as registered users except that:

they can have avatars with size of 80x80 and 20000 bytes.

They can upload custom profile Pictures

PM storage limit is 150 Messages and can send to three(3) people at a time.

Moderators

Same as VIP members except that they have 200 PM storage limit and can send to 5 people at a time.

We may create more groups in the future.

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Edited: 2/9/2006

The groups and their permissions along with what features they have has been been updated and here are some details:

Registered Users - Users with less than 15 posts.

No PM access (until you get 15 posts) - This is to control any chances of PM spam by radical and outlawed websites.

No Custom Title

No Custom Avatar

No Profile Picture

Total Attachments file size: 150 KB.

New Members - Users with more than 15 posts.

100 stored PMs and can send to only 1 person at a time.

No Custom Title

No Custom Avatar

Total Attachments file size: 200 KB.

Junior Members - Users with more than 500 posts.

150 stored PMs and can send to only 2 users at a time.

No Custom Title

Yes Custom Avatar - 40x40 - 25 KB

No Animated Custom Avatar

No Profile Picture

Total Attachments file size: 400 KB

Senior Members - Users with more than 1,000 posts.

200 stored PMs and can send to only 3 users at a time.

Yes Custom Title

Yes Custom Avatar - 50x50 - 35 KB

Yes Animated Custom Avatar

Yes Profile Picture - 300x300 - 200 KB

Yes Animated Profile Picture

Total Attachments file size: 600 KB

No changes were made to the VIP members group.

These changes are not to make your life harder on the forum but only to give the forum some type of structure and organization. It will also help you do more and participate more if you want to get more features and it could help your status and image on the forums.

To know who is who, you will soon see the color variation for each group under who is online area on the bottom of the forum.

Personally, I think that achieving senior member status should take a while. It should not be something that can be achieved in a day, or even a week. That way, only those who are serious and dedicated to the forum can become senior members. Only long-term posters should be able to become senior members. That being said, I think it should take at least 1000 posts to become a senior member.

And for kids and weak minded, these #s don't really mean anything. If you post one line replies and threads to increase your count to get to that "senior member" bullshit, obviously you will be banned at some point in your rat race to the 1111 mark (thats a big # so becareful what you post and how you post).

It's not HOW MANY posts you have, it's how did they contribute to the QUALITY of the forum and discussions. You won't be allowed to trash this place, I promise. So discuss wisely.

I don't mean to question you, but shouldn't junior member precede member?

And for kids and weak minded, these #s don't really mean anything. If you post one line replies and threads to increase your count to get to that "senior member" bullshit, obviously you will be banned at some point in your rat race to the 1111 mark (thats a big # so becareful what you post and how you post).

Yes, I agree. I see that you mean business. I hope that such measures will keep this forum more professional than the old one.

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